Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides) - Softcover

Irwin, Aisling; Wilson, Colum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898323739 ISBN 13: 9781898323730

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides, 1998

Synopsis

Irwin and Wilson have co-authored the first dedicated guide to the Cape Verde group of islands that lie just south of the Canaries. The islands offer a rich array o f wildlife and some of the world''s best windsurfing and wate rsports. '

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Review

'The only travel guide in English is the excellent and up-to-date Bradt Travel Guide.' The Guardian 'Best guidebook.' The Sunday Times 'Reliable and well researched.' The Bookseller

From the Back Cover

"Crumbs that fell from God's fingers"--how else could this string of Atlantic islands have come to be marooned, 460 km from the west African coast? The Bradt guide to the Cape Verde Islands is the ideal manual for maneuvering across this Caribbean-influenced archipelago. Founded by pirates and merchant sailors centuries ago, this Creole nationhood offers the traveler a beguiling landscape of sandy beaches and sulphurous volcanic slopes, ripe for exploration. With a vibrant culture rich in maritime history and a people passionate about music--prepare to be enchanted. *Travel around and between islands *Where to stay, eat and visit--fully updated *Detailed hikes on each of the islands *Music, poetry, and other cultural traditions *Windsurfing, diving, and other watersports *New town maps

Edition details

• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898323739
• ISBN 13: 9781898323730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208